davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
ALaHiSTMAs CAROL
.Carol. children. carol,

~Carol, children. carol,
For Christ % born to-day.
To all the earth. oh! sing His birth,
Rejoice ON Christmas Dayr'
five had never heard before
The story old and sweet,
Of the shepherds and the sages
Low at the Baby's feet.
1t might the less have moved US
Who thrill with joy to-day
As once again to Bethlehem
We take our happy WY.
IT'S such tender story
We like to tell 1t DER.
And every time we hear Is
We love H M all the more.
IT'S such hallowed picture
That all the world may see
The little Child from Heaven
On the Madonns's knee.
sCarol, children, carol,
For Christ is born to-day!
The angels sing, and we must bring
Our praise on Christmas Day."
We lift our eyes ador,ng
To yonder fields OF blue,
Where the midnight clouds were broke1
To let the DRY through.
Ger mount and plain we follow
The wondrous Morning Star,
Which silvered every rugged hill
And swept the shadows far.
With shepherds and with sages,
Low at the Baby feet,
We bring our clustered gifts to-day.
The costly and the sweet.
Our best we'll haste to offer,
For naught too dear can be
play before the Holy Child
On the Madonna's knea-
"Carol children. carol;
The Christ is born to-day!
Glad tidings sound the world around;
Rejoice on Christmas Day."
To hear the angel music
Our ears too deaf have grown,
Yet may We swell the chorus
That surges round the throne,
And GLORY in the highest"
Our lips shall sing to-day
Unto the blest Redeemer
Who hears US when we pray.
And we with sage ana shepherd
VIII worship at His feet.
How can we help but love Him,
Inc BABY IS so sweet!
With countless Thousand thousands,
Our praise and thanks shall be
Outpoured before the Child OF Heaven
On the Madonna's knee.
Carol, children, carol.
For Christ is born to-day.
To all the earth proclaim his birth;
Rejoice on Christmas Day.
= MGryGra E. Son9ster, in Christian Unt0n.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

HAPPINESS depends for less upon the
external circumstances that surround US
than it does upon the condition of our own
minds. The main sources thereof are with
in us, and not without Many man is
happier in his poverty than king on his
throne. or q millionaire in all his luxury. It
is a great mistake to Judge OF the compare
tive happiness of men by the difference in
sheir outward condition Y. I,SdepeHd<at.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

"A little shaver at Parsons Kan, wrote
to Santa Claus for . pony, but was wiss
enough to add: If he II . mule please tic
his hind legs.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

SILENCE is the understanding OF fools
ami one OF the virtues Of the wise.-Bos'
ward.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

ONLY 50 far as man IS happily married
% himself is he Git for married lie ana
family Life eenerally.-NoralA
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

"A Generous Husband -"what are you
going to buy your wife for Christmas
present. q am thinking OF getting her a
piano. Can she play" sOf course not
Do you suppose I'd be such tool as to buy
her piano If she could play! I am going
to get her piano because it makes the par
lor look SO stylish ~ TEXAS Sifiirgs
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

-"Ididn't intend that you should see it
Just yet, George" remarked a young wife
to her husband, land was afraid that You
might think me foolish to spend SO much
money for chair, but it is 50 comfortable
and luxurious. and thought you would be
pleased that" Pleased" he repeated
enthusiastically, why, 1 am delighted
It's just what I've wanted for long"
"Oh, it isn't for you, George, deer, it's for
mother Life
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
THE LONE MANS CABIN
The Story Of Stephen Barrymore's
Christmas
Written for This PAPER;

n the slope of an Ore
gon hill stood the
lone mans cabin, in
the midst of a pitt
less Christmas night.
Marvellous was the
fact that it stood,
moreover, instead Of
scattering it's frag-
ments on the wide
strnam of the wind
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

low. Society mas 10 DO entirely ToCOH-
structed on this subject. We are to find
that a sin is inexcusable in proportion as
it is great.
know in our time the tendency is to
charge relig Gus frauds upon good men.
They say: ooh, what class OF frauds
YOU have IN the Church Of God in this
DAYS" and when an elder of a church, or a
deacon, o. minister Of tn, Gospel, or
superintendent of q Sabbath-school turns
out defau'ter. what display heads there
are in many OF the newspapers. Great
primer type. Five line plea. "Another
Saint Absconded," "Clerical Scoudre!-
ism" "Religion at Discount, "Shame on
the Churches" while there are thousand
scouudrels outside the church to
where there is one inside the church, and
the misbehavior of those who never see
the inside of church is so great, it is
enough to tempt a man to become Chris
tan to get out of their company. But in
all circles, religious and irreligious, the
tendency is to excuse sin in proportion as
| it is mammoth. Even JOIN Milton, in his
"Paradise Lost" while he condemns
Satan, gives such grand description of
him you have hard WORK suppress your adj
mration. Oh, tins straining out of small
sins like gnats, and his gulp.ng down
great iniouties like camels.
The subject does not give tho picture
OF one or two persons. but is
gallery in which thousands Of peo.
pie may see their likeness. For instance,
all those people who, while they
| would not rob their neighbor Of
farthing, appropriate the money and the
treasure of the public. A maa has q house
to sell, and be tells his customer it is
worth twenty thousand dollars. Next
day the assessor comes around. the owner
| says it is worth fifteen thousand dollars.
! The Government of the United States
| took OF the tax from personal income,
among other reasons, because 80 few Poo
/ pie would tell the truth, and many man
with an income Of hundreds of dollars
day made statements which seemed to
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-08
SENATOR SHERMAN
Denies That He Said AnythIni
About Blaine

Denies That He Said Anything
About Blaine.
PITTsBURG, July 2.-Senator Sherman
passed through the city this morning
enroute to his home in Ohio. In an in
terview he emphatically denied the
statement about Blaine credited to HIM
in New York interview published in
this mornings papers. He said:
II was not interviewed in New York.
What appeared in the morning papers
was manufactured. was in q room at
the hotel where number of gentlemen
were talking, but was not interviewed.
never said Blaine was not candidate
for the presidency. / don't know
whether he is candidate and l certain
ly would not make such statement un-
less 1 did know. Nor did 1 say any
thing about his giving himself up to lit
erature. Mr.. Blaine and I are the best
of friends, and it is unkind to put words
into my mouth that I never uttered.
AS regards interviewing, all I ask is to
be let alone"
els the rebel flag issue likely to be
renewed during the next presidential
campaign" ...
at will not be forgotten. 1t will rise
up during the next campaign and will
likely. play an important part in it.
can't say what were the motives of Pres
ident Cleveland in issuing an order for
the return of the flags. It may h~-e
been careiessneBs. but It WAS serious
question that should have been handled
very cautiously"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-08
MINNESOTA NEWS.

A steamer is to be put on Loon Lake
Waseca.
High license closed up nine saloons a
Saltwater. ....--...
G. P. Stark, st. Peter old citizen, died
Saturday. .. -
Nicollet county has paid out 81 $50 fol-
gopher scalps.
Mrs. Melvin, relict of the late B. F
Melvin, died at Owatonna.
Capt. Geo. s. Ruble, Freeborn pion.
eer, died at Albert Lea Saturday.
Chinch bugs are reported to be dam
aging wheat in the southwestern part O.
the State.
The Nelson street sewer at Saltwater
300 feet long, is completed at cost o.
$25, 600.
P. Bliss, statloner and newsdealer, al
Owatonna, was closed by an attachment
Thursday.
Burglars made an unsuccessful attempt
to rob the postoffice safe at Redwood
Falls Friday night.
ALI the saloons in Fergus Falls, 16 IN
number, were closed Saturday for neg.
lecting to take out licenses.
Mrs. ]. S. Loomis. of Albert Lea, died
yesterday from an operation to remove
stones from her gall bladder.
Said that a syndicate has arrived in
Duluth for the purpose of buying all the
iron mines in Northeastern Minnesota.
The school teachers of Duluth, AZ in
number, will attend in body the
Teachers National Convention at Chi.
cago.
JOINT committee of the st. Cloud
chamber of commerce and council
recommended the sale of the water
works.
Work on the new Baptist college at
Winnebago City is to begin at once. The
Free Raptist, now published in Minnea-
polls, is to be moved thither.
The case of Lydia Peterson, of Vino
ma, vs.. the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul railroad, was decided in the dis
trict court. The jury found for the
plaintiff, and assessed the damages at
5000. The amount sued for was $40, 900.
The body of Andrew Palm, which was
found in LeSueur county last week
Thursday and buried, was exhumed and
q coroner's inquest held at st. Peter yes
terday. No cause for the death was de-
veloped, and the body was re-buried.
The average daily output of logs at the
saltwater boom is 100000 feet. There
are not to exceed 100000 in the boom,
and none Of the logs above can come in
until the river rises. The boom will be
compelled to shut down in two or three
days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-08

THE effect of the high license law is
doing what its advocates all along con-
tended that it would, the diminution of
the number of saloons. In Mankato the
loss in saloons is not 30 marked as in
many other places, although there is a
reduction of nearly one-fourth in the
number of drinking places since May
LIST. To-day we have thirty-two licensed
saloons. that pay an annual revenue of
$500 each, while under the old law we
had forty-three that paid $50 each. In
Hastings the number of saloons has
been reduced one-half and the same is
true of Lake City and other places:
Take the state as q whole and it is safe
to that under the new law there will be
a reduction of at least 80 per cent. in the
number of sample rooms"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-08


GEN. CAMPBELL Grated at Armour, ID
T., yesterday and took occasion to lash
opponents of admission in real Sax
ton style. The general said that when.
ever the people of Dokota are ready and
united to set aside this temporary colon,
ial government which has no longer any
legal or constitutional right to exist
they have In their own hands the lawful
power to do 1t without the consent oil
Congress, and he advised them to use
these powers. That Dakota is entitled To
division and admission is conceded by
all, save few Democratic demagogues
in Congress who, determined, IL posi-.
BILE, TO keep her out of the union OF
states until after the next presidential
election. The question of division will
come before the people in November,
and should there be good plain major
lily in favor of making two states out OF
the territory it Is very questionable
whether these Democrats dare oppose
the demand. If they do, the party will
be kicked out of power behind larger
majority than would otherwise be adj
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-08
Fire Works on Mt. Hood.

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 5.-For a
Fourth of July celebration yesterday,
Portland undertook and successfully car
ried out an unprecedented feat in the
way of fireworks. 1t was no less than
an illumination on the summit of Mt.
Hood, the tallest snow-covered peak in
Oregon, 12,720 feet high. This was done
at exactly 11:90 last night and the light
was plainly seen in this CITY, distance
of 81 miles in straight line. The illu-
minatlng agent was 100 pounds of ordi-
nary red fire, and the task was accom-
plished by VIM. G. Steel. q local explor-
er of some note, assisted by Nelson w.
Durham, of the Oregonian staff, and five
others.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-08

IT may be said that the prompt con.
Viction of Jacob Sharp, bribing New
York aldermen to vote for the Broadway
street railway franchise to his company
is triumph for law in most crucial
test of its effectiveness. A long course
of UNPUBLISHED corruption had created
a belief that it was impossible to convict
one of these political bribers who was
rich enough to make a determined de.
Tense. In the Sharp case, however, it il
shown that where the prosecution il
equal in ability and alertness to.the de-
Tense there is no great difficulty in bring
ing the guilty party to punishment.
few more such convictions will counter
act to great degree the growing i'm
preston of the public that to seek the
conviction of this class of rascals in the
courts is in vain. Let the good work e
on, and not stop until the last man of the
bribe-givers, boodlers and corruption
lists is behind the prison bars.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-08
A SLICK YOUNG MAN.
He Masquerades as Walter Blaine
and Oefrauds Several people at
Montreal.

He MasQuerades as Walter Blaine
and Oefrauds Several people at
Montreal.
CHICAGO, July PA telegram from
Montreal to the Daily News says: "a
fashionably dressed young fellow resem.
bling university student was arrested
to-day on charge of forging and fraud
preferred by Mr.. Hes, manager of the
Windsor hotel. He arrived about a
week ago and registered ~. p. Hell.
New York" He lived high, spent lots
of money and entertained like Lord.
On Monday he informed the manager
that his name was not Hall, but Walter
Blaine. That he was the eldest son OF
James G. Blaine, and that bis object in
registering as he did was to avoid the
newspaper reporters and interviews.
He showed letters purporting to be from
ex-Secretary Blaine, and q draft for
$1,000. This he drew against the Bank
of Montreal. He gave checks signed,
walter Blaine," which were cashed at
the hotel, and purchased largely of jew
elry throughout the city. Altogether
his frauds foot up to about $1,000. He
was identified by New Workers here as
Herbert Taylor, SON of Eathan Taylor, of
Worcester, Mass, and as soon as he saw
that his game was up, he prepared to
skip, taking passage on the first outgo-
ing steamer for Europe, but his flight
was nipped in the bud.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-08
THE ROOF FELL IN.
Accident at Base BAH Game at
SusQuehana, Pa,

Accident at a Base Bail Game at
SusQuehana, Pa.
ELMIRA, N. Y, July ga special from
Susquehanna, Pa, says: "St. Johns
Catholic church held picnic yesterday
at Bebeic Park. An immense crowd
had assembled in the afternoon to wit
ness game of base ball. Before the
game commenced large number of boys
crawled to the roof of the adjoining hall
when it suddenly collapsed, burying
those on the roof and those inside In the
debris. The ruins were promptly re-
moved bringing forth large number o.
persons seriously injured. The follow
ing were most seriously injured. Miss
Maggie Griffin, ribs broken and injured
internally, recovery doubtful; Henry
Blake, jaw badly fractured; Young Mad
digan, back badly injured; Mrs. John
KING, face scalded; Henry Williams,
MP Injured; UrIn wInIams, uurU InJer.
Manly: Gussy KING; chest hurt, Disl. es--
ners, back hurt; Jerry Buckley, hip
hurt.
These were promptly removed to
their homes and given the best of medi'
cal attendance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-08
HIT BY A SKY ROCKET.

A Fatal Accident at Kingston, Ont,
in Connection with a Fireworks
Display.
KINGSTON, Ont, July 2.-In connec.
ton with the celebration of the anniver.
sary of Canadian federation, frightful
accident occurred.
While the fireworks display was in
progress here last evening huge rocket
was being sent of, when the stick broke
and the missile, with terrific force
shooting downward, struck Mr.. Joseph
NJ. Thompson, of the Wing Office, and
president of the Limestone typographi,
ical union, and almost decapitated him
His whole neck was torn away and
from the explosion that. followed his
breast was frightfully mangled. Ter
thousand spectators were horror strick'
en- and Immediately dispersed. Several
others had narrow escapes. Robert
McFaul had his face terribly disfgured
by the same missile.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-08
AN OIL TOWN BURNED.
A Disastrous Fourth OF July Fire a
Clarendon, Pa.

A Disastrous Fourth OF July Fire al
Clarendon. Pa.
PrrsBURG, July ga special from
Erie. Pa, says the town OF Clarendon,
in the upper oil country, and on the
PhiIadelphia & Erie road, was almost
wiped ont late last night by confagra-
ton. Over one hundred business hous-
es and dwellings, including Weayer's
hotel, Logan's hotel and the post Office,
were consumed before one o'clock this
morning aud the flames were still
spreading. The town had no fire de-
partment and the people were com
PEELED to quench the flames with buck
cts of water. The confiagration started
at lI:s0 O'Clock last night In Weayer's
hotel, in the middle ofthe town and in
and in an old mill on the outskirts. II
originated from the careless use of fire.
works and reached the oil tanks, when
the destruction of the town was speedily
wrought. John Stewart was caught in
the bursting ofan oil tank and cremat-
ed. 1t is feared many others have
shared similar fate. all Of the bust
ness part of the town was destroyed and
at one O'Clock Henry's hotel and the
Philadelphia & Erie depot were burn
ing. The buildings being of pine and
hemlock burned like finder. The great
est excitement prevails. The valley is
full Of fire and seething oil, and people,
becoming panic stricken, have fed to
the highlands for safety. No estimate
can be put upon losses, but there is
every occasion to believe it will reach
half a million dollars.
NO LATER PARTICULARS.
PTTTsBURG, July 5.-No further partie-
ulars from the Clarendon fire had been
reCeived up to o'clock this afternoon.
The fire has practically cut offtelegraph-
ic communication with the town and all
messages are taken subject to delay of
two or three hours.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-08
Arrest Of . vile Outrager.

BALTIMORE, Nd, July "a brutal
assault was committed on Miss Henrietta
s. Powell, OF Matthews Court House, b.
Walter L. Kilton, mate of the bark Rasine
Cherryville, Md. Miss Powell is IL
years old. She was dragged under the
pier, thrown down and outraged not
withstanding her desperate struggle as
evidenced by her soiled and torn clothing.
The girl Il seriouly injured, and is now
at the Maryland University hospital.
Kilton was arrested. Capt. Powell tried
to kin him with club when he was In
the hands Of the officers
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-08

The Rdilscay Age has published its
summary of railroad building for the
first six months of the current year.
Work has been IN progress in thirty
seven states and territories and upon
thirty-six lines. Between Jan. and
June 80 there were laid in the United
States little over $3.50 miles of new
main track, besides several hundred
miles of siding, etc., which are not taken
into account. This is an addition OF
], 403 miles since June l, very large in
crease for single month. The record
for the first six months of 1887 shows
nearly as great mileage as that built in
1884 and considerable more than that OF
1885, and that it Is greater than the mile
age actually added in about one-half of
the last 20 years. The record Of 1885
was surpassed only by that of 1881 and
1882, but that of 1887 seems certain to
Guido its immediate predecessor and
perhaps to exceed the grand total of any
previous year. The railway system OF
the Quilted States now aggregates in
round numbers, 141 800 miles. This is
almost double the total mileage of the
country 10 years ago and is more than
three times that of 20 years ago. But it
is not at all improbable that the end Of
the present century. l23 years hence,
will see our railway system increased to
more than 200, 900 miles.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-08
Good Results in Every Case.

d. A. Bradford, wholesale paper deal.
er Of Chattanooga, Tenn, writes that he
was seriously afflicted with a severe
cold that settled on his lungs: had tried
many remedies without benefit. Being
induced to try DIR. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption, did so and was
entirely cured by use of few bottles.
Since which time he has used it in his
family for all Coughs and Colds with
best results. This Is the experience oil
thousands whose lives have been saved
by this Wonderful Discovery. Trial
Bottles free at ]. r. jones' Drug Store.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-08
The Order Has Not Yet Arrived

New YORK, July 5.-Archbishop Cor
rigan to-day said that he had received
no news of the forwarding of orders for
the formal accommodation of Rev. DIR.
McGlynn, late pastor of st. Stephens
church. He would say nothing further,
but one of those in attendance upon him
said that if such orders had been sent
from Rome they would arrive in due
course of time and then receive the at
tention reouired.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-08

THERE is revival of the tall about the
construction of the Northwestern line
from Mankato via the river to New Ulm.
A number of our exchanges have the
road built and in operation. Msnkato
has heard so much about this projected
change in the Northwestern line that
our people have become somewhat skep-
teal upon the subject. 1t is safe to say
that when the company gets ready to
make the change, which would bel saw
ing to them of thousands ofdoilars year
ly, Mankato will meet them halfway and
do anything that is right in the way Of
bonus. etc.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-08

THE Chicago newspapers seemingly
will never tire giving attention to the
Cincinnati wheat speculators who got
caught at their own game in Chicago,
and the morals which are daily pointed
out for the benefit of the ruined clique
take in every side of the matter. This
is all very well, but it may be remarked
that all the wheat gamblers have not
left Chicago, and ifthey had, that city
has plenty of others of different char
acter in whom the newspaper win find
a fruitful field for their efforts In the re-
formatory movement.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-08

THE Associated press agent ct Detroit
sent out a report yesterday which said
that policeman in that city was suffer
ing from an attack of Asiatic eholera-or
at least that prominent physicians''
positively asserted that It was such a
case. The press agent fhrthef esavely
informed the public that Asiatic cholera
is one of the most deadly and contagious
of diseases. The telegraph editor was
just glorying in the thought of what q
fine head line could be displayed over
the cholera item, when the command
come, "kill the item; it was cholera
morbus."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-08

NEW York, July 5.-Notwithstanding
all reports Of the consolidation of the
Baltimore & Ohio and Western Union
Telegraph companies and Of the s'con-
summation" Of the Baltimore & Ohio
deal, nothing has been arrived at in
either case. Mr.. Robert Garrett started
for home. It was rumored that his visit
concerned both those matters, but moth
ing trustworthy could be learned, except
that nothing had happened.